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Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on separatist insurgents in Thailand’s southern border provinces to end all attacks on civilians and comply with international humanitarian law on Thursday. This comes after reports of renewed attacks and escalating violence by separatist groups in the region.
Reports showed that separatist groups in Pattani, Yala, Narathiway, and parts of Songkhla province have killed more than 7,000 people, including many civilians. The largest armed group, Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN), claimed publicly in 2019 to respect international humanitarian law and avoid targeting civilians. HRW, however, noted that these commitments are not being honored on the ground.
HRW Asia Director Elaine Pearson said: “The BRN took an unprecedented step by publicly pledging not to target civilians, after terrorizing people in Thailand’s deep south for more than two decades. But a pledge is not enough. The BRN needs to stop committing war crimes.”
The conflict in Thailand’s southernmost provinces originated as an ethnic and religious separatist movement in the historical Malay Patani region, which was formerly a sultanate and was annexed by Siam (now Thailand) in the late 18th and early 20th centuries, dating the conflict back to the mid-20th century. Low-level violence has reportedly persisted for decades and had escalated dramatically in 2004, with BRN having been responsible for a significant share of the violence targeting both state representatives and civilians.
This comes just a month after HRW called on the Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to address ongoing human rights issues in discussions with Cambodian officials as she was to begin her two-day official trip to Cambodia. The rights group also urged Thailand in mid-January of this year not to forcibly repatriate 48 detained Uyghur men to China, stating that the detainees have been imprisoned for more than 10 years and may face a high likelihood of severe human rights violations, including arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, and torture.
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Reports showed that separatist groups in Pattani, Yala, Narathiway, and parts of Songkhla province have killed more than 7,000 people, including many civilians. The largest armed group, Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN), claimed publicly in 2019 to respect international humanitarian law and avoid targeting civilians. HRW, however, noted that these commitments are not being honored on the ground.
HRW Asia Director Elaine Pearson said: “The BRN took an unprecedented step by publicly pledging not to target civilians, after terrorizing people in Thailand’s deep south for more than two decades. But a pledge is not enough. The BRN needs to stop committing war crimes.”
The conflict in Thailand’s southernmost provinces originated as an ethnic and religious separatist movement in the historical Malay Patani region, which was formerly a sultanate and was annexed by Siam (now Thailand) in the late 18th and early 20th centuries, dating the conflict back to the mid-20th century. Low-level violence has reportedly persisted for decades and had escalated dramatically in 2004, with BRN having been responsible for a significant share of the violence targeting both state representatives and civilians.
This comes just a month after HRW called on the Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to address ongoing human rights issues in discussions with Cambodian officials as she was to begin her two-day official trip to Cambodia. The rights group also urged Thailand in mid-January of this year not to forcibly repatriate 48 detained Uyghur men to China, stating that the detainees have been imprisoned for more than 10 years and may face a high likelihood of severe human rights violations, including arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, and torture.
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